Procydrela limacola

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Procydrela limacola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Procydrela
Species:
P. limacola
Binomial name
Procydrela limacola

Procydrela limacola is a species of spider in the family Zodariidae.[2] It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa.[3]

Procydrela limacola is known from two localities in the Western Cape: Kogsman's Kloof near Montagu and Bontebok National Park.[3]

Habitat

The species inhabits the Fynbos biome at altitudes ranging from 63 to 718 m above sea level.[3]

Description

Procydrela limacola is known only from females, which have a total length of 6.39 mm. The carapace and abdominal dorsum are finely haired. The chelicerae are smooth and densely haired, with two teeth on the promargin. The holotype specimen is entirely pale and hardly sclerotized.[1]

Ecology

Conservation

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